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Two of the World’s Largest Firefighting Helicopters Are Ready for Wildfire Duty in SoCal

A 180-day program providing additional firefighting helicopters to departments in Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties will begin Tuesday. The Quick Reaction Force program includes...

Fire Officials Anticipate Usage Of 3,000-Gallon Water-Dropping Helicopters

An Orange County Fire Authority captain Sunday said the department is looking forward to gaining access to helicopters capable of unloading 3,000 gallons of...

Aerial attack greatly reduces fire behavior on 150-acre Loon Lake Fire

Here’s a 7 p.m. photo of the Loon Lake Fire following a ramped-up aerial assault on the 150-acre wildfire burning in the Kenai National...

FORTRESS North America wins U.S. Forest Service contract for mobile fire retardant mixing tank

Fortress delivers high quality mixing tank for Very Large Air Tankers (VLATs) at U.S. Forest Service Medford Air Tanker Base (ATB) Medford, OR. -...

VIDEO: Snorkel Seen in Video Minutes Before Crash Possible Cause of Firehawk Helicopters UH-60 Crash

The NTSB today released the preliminary report on the crash of a Firehawk Helicopters UH-60 that went down in Leesburg, Florida on May 25th. As...

FORTRESS North America Introduces the First, All New, Long-Term Fire Retardant to Pass all US Forest Service Laboratory Tests in Over Two Decades

Innovative Company Delivers Advanced Formula, Long-Term Fire Retardant Technology, Moving to Final Operational Field Evaluation at the U.S. Forest Service Air Tanker Base in...

Night-vision helicopter will tackle Southern Oregon wildfires

Conditions are ripe for a bad wildfire season in Southern Oregon, but a helicopter with night-vision capabilities will be among the weapons in the...

New technology could allow nighttime aerial wildfire suppression in Colorado

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — Following a historic year for wildfires in Colorado, state fire officials could be considering new tactics for 2020. Among them: nighttime aerial...

UPDATED: Four Feared Lost in UH-60A Firefighting Helicopter Crash in Leesburg, Florida

According to local news sources, one body has been recovered with three others aboard the aircraft unaccounted for in a helicopter crash involving a...

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